Amaranthus viridis

Family: Amaranthaceae.

English name: Slender amaranth, green amaranth rough pigweed, wild amaranth 

Vernacular name: Janghi chulai, Chulai, Tattal bathu

جنگلی چولائی

Importance:

It is a major weed of"4-category "in summer crops. It acts as alternate host for several insects, diseases and nematodes. It is found all over Punjab, but more frequently in canal-irrigated areas.

Control:

Application of Pendimethalin , S-metolachlor  in cotton, vegetables, different formulations of atrazine  in maize and sugarcane and Paraquat & glyphosate in gardens.